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Recontact them for what ? A thankyou letter ? I have never had, or even heard of such a thing.
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NimChimpskyDec 1 '10 at 10:11

Alright thanks all! I got a lot of good answers here. It sounds to me like I am supposed to: 1. Ask them a specific time frame to contact them, and 2. if they don't tell me than default to two weeks. Now I have the complicated business of closing out this question with so many good answers...+1 for all. Sounds great! Thanks!
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leeand00Dec 1 '10 at 15:02

We are not dating, where lots of emotions and unconscious expectations have to be considered. Instead, we are looking for a job, as professionals, who have to make rational decisions.

I would call them whenever I think I need to know my chances. In the worst case they'll tell me "we have yet to look at two more candidates, we can tell you more in 5 days", but unless you do it in a stalker fashion and call them 10 times a day, nobody will be pissed off if you ask them.

Being a stalker is precisely what I as trying to avoid with this question.
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leeand00Dec 1 '10 at 15:03

Why so shy? It's an important question for you whether or not you will get the job, so it's not at all stalking if you call them! Maybe you are afraid of a negative answer and shy away of calling because of that.
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user281377Dec 1 '10 at 15:22

During the final questions of the interview you probably asked what the current time-frame was for the hiring decisions. If that time frame has passed and you haven't heard anything, you didn't get the job. If it hasn't passe yet - cool the jets and be patient.

Yeah I know, I'm just trying to get a generalized sense of when if they don't tell me how long I have. I know I should ask, but this question is just sort of a just in case type of question.
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leeand00Dec 2 '10 at 22:54

If they didn't give any indication at interview of the time-scales for their decision, then it is very reasonable to ring back even the next day and to ask the question about what timescales they are working to?